U.S. Utility Wins Legal Victory
To Supply German Electricity

BERLIN -- U.S.-based utility Southern Co. won a small legal victory in its tug-of-war with a German-Swedish consortium over the energy companies that serve Berlin and eastern Germany.

Each side, meanwhile, drew support from different German authorities in the escalating battle. German Economics Minister Werner Mueller told reporters Thursday that the German-Swedish group has "the clearer solution" for Vereinigte Energiewerke...